Listen "Joan Bakewell"
Episode Synopsis
She was made a peer in 2011, but Dame Joan Bakewell regards herself first and foremost as a journalist and writer. From a very young age, Joan developed a passion for reading, leading to a discovery of 'an internal life'. She speaks to James about her disciplinarian mother, the enormous freedom she had making television in the 1970s and her philosophy.
More episodes of the podcast Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
From The Vault: Daniel Radcliffe
09/01/2026
From The Vault: Dawn French
02/01/2026
Full Disclosure 2025: The Year Reviewed
26/12/2025
Jan Ravens: “I lived with a nameless dread”
05/12/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.